Eastern Basketball Association Rosters

Denver Nuggets 1939-40
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Ralph Bishop Washington G/F 6' 6"              
  Ted Connelly Oklahoma F                
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
  Marsh   G                
  Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
  Wells   G                
Denver Ambrose 1940-41
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
                       
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
                       
  Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
                       
Denver Ambrose 1941-42
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
                       
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
                       
  Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
Denver Ambrose 1942-43
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
                       
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
                       
                       
                       
Denver Ambrose American Legion 1943-44
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
                       
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
                       
  Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
                       
Denver Ambrose 1944-45
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
                       
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
                       
  Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
                       
Denver Ambrose Jellymakers 1945-46 (ABL)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20 Bill Strannigan                    
21 Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
22 Leslie McKeel                    
23 Larry Varnell Roanoke F 6' 0"              
24 Floyd Burdette                    
25 Roy Wilhoite                    
26 Don Putman                    
29 Arnie Johnson                    
30 George Hamburg                    
31 Bill Barringer                    
32 Bob Hendren                    
33 Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
Denver Nuggets 1946-47 (ABL)
Coach: Jack McCracken
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20 Ralph Langer Denver F 6' 3"              
21,24 Larry Varnell Roanoke F 6' 0"              
23 Jack McCracken Marysville Teachers G 6' 3"              
25 Jim Darden Wyoming G 6' 1"              
26 Bob Marsh Denver F 6' 3"              
27 Ed Sholine Colorado A&M C 6' 3"              
28 Ralph Bishop Washington G/F 6' 6"              
29 Art Unger Colorado F 6' 3"              
31 Jack Gray Denver F 6' 3"              
32 Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
33 Art Mathison Illinois C 6' 5"              
30,34 Leonard Alterman Denver G 6' 3"              
  Vince Boryla Notre Dame C 6' 4"              
Denver Nuggets 1947-48 (NBL)
Coach: Ralph Bishop
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20 Vince Boryla Notre Dame C 6' 4"              
21,27 Neal Large Utah G 6' 0"              
22 Ray Lipscomb St. Mary's (Minn) C 6' 6"              
23 Robert Salen Creighton F 6' 3"              
24 Winston Blake Southwestern F                
25 Jim Darden Wyoming G 6' 1"              
26 Ralph Bishop Washington G/F 6' 6"              
27,31 Jack Gray Denver F 6' 10"              
28 Ron Livingstone Wyoming C 6' 10"              
29 Ward Gibson Creighton F/G 6' 5"              
30 Ed Little Marshall G 6' 5"              
Denver Nuggets 1948-49 (NBL)
Coach: Ralph Bishop (18-44)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Leonard Alterman Denver F 6' 3"              
  Ralph Bishop Washington G/F 6' 6"              
28 Jack Cotton Wyoming C 6' 8"              
  Jim Darden Wyoming G 6' 1"              
  Ward Gibson Creighton F/G 6' 5"              
  Al Goukas St. Joseph's F 6' 6"              
  Ace Gruenig Crane Tech C 6' 8"              
  Harold Hutcheson Marysville Teachers F 6' 5"              
  Gene Lalley Creighton G 5' 9"              
  Guy Mitchell Pittsburgh G 6' 3"              
  Morris Udall Arizona F 6' 5"              
  Casimir Wnorowski Denver C 6' 3"              
Denver Nuggets 1949-50 (NBA)
Coach: Jim Darden (11-51)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20 Bob Brown Miami F 6' 4" 62   14 67   0.7 5.4
21 Al Goukas St. Joseph's F 6' 6" 41   85 197   2.1 4.8
22 Ed Bartels North Carolina State F 6' 5" 13   20 59   1.5 4.5
23 Bob Royer Indiana State G 5' 10" 42   85 197   2.0 4.7
24 Duane Klueh Indiana State G 6' 3" 33   63 331   1.9 10.0
25 Jim Darden Wyoming G 6' 1" 26   67 211   2.6 8.1
27 Ken Sailors Wyoming G 5' 10" 57   229 987   4.0 17.3
28 Jack Cotton Wyoming C 6' 8" 54   65 276   1.2 5.1
29 Jack Toomay Pacific C/F 6' 6" 62   94 594   1.5 9.6
29 Floyd Volker Wyoming F/C 6' 4" 37   105 356   2.8 9.6
29,30 Jim Browne Tilden Tech HS C 6' 10" 31   8 47   0.3 1.5
30 Dillard Crocker Western Michigan F 6' 4" 53   85 723   1.6 13.6
31 Earl Dodd Truman State F 6' 5" 9   6 15   0.7 1.7
  Jake Carter East Texas State F/C 6' 4" 13   16 44   1.2 3.4
  Bill Herman Mount Union College G 6' 3" 13   15 56   1.2 4.3